Mary Zhou is an artist based in Philadelphia. They are currently exploring Chinese ancestral spirituality and queer diasporic identity through visual poetry, lyric essay, and movement.

They are the author of cave mouth tongue loose (The Head & The Hand Press, 2024) in collaboration with visual artist Nora E Luks.

Mary is the recipient of a 2024 Illuminate the Arts Grant from Creative Philadelphia. They have studied with VONA/Voices, Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, and Brooklyn Poets. Their work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and is shared in The Offing, Fence, Foglifter, and ANMLY.

Mary has facilitated community writing workshops for Wendy’s Subway, Blue Stoop, and Main Line Art Center.